ozipital has added a photo to the pool:
Returning to closer to home.. a very calm day at Tennyson.. where the underwater inlet to West Lakes is marked by this structure, decorated with cormorants...
"Liefde is geen toestand, maar een keuze." Deze woorden van de Duitse relatietherapeuten Dagmar Kieselbach en Thomas Hallet raken de kern van moderne relaties. Als het even niet meer leuk is heb je de keus te kijken of jullie het weer leuk kunnen maken.
In een interview in SZ-Magazin leggen de al ruim 30 jaar getrouwde therapeuten uit waarom passie niet vanzelf blijft. "Er zijn twee antennes die de cliënten waarnemen," zegt Hallet over hun duo-aanpak. Paartjes voelen zich veiliger bij een therapeutenechtpaar, omdat ze niet afhankelijk zijn van één persoon.
Velen worstelen met de vraag: scheiden of blijven? Volgens Kieselbach en Hallet helpt een 'vragen-check-up' om de gezondheid van je relatie te peilen. Hoe communiceer je écht? Deel je behoeftes? Of vermijd je conflicten uit angst voor ruzie?
Zij benadrukken dat liefde werk vraagt. Geen rooskleurige emotie, maar dagelijkse beslissingen. In hun praktijk in Keulen zien ze stellen die vastlopen door sleur of onuitgesproken pijn. Een vragenlijst forceert reflectie: wat mist er? Is investeren het waard?samenuiteen+1
In Nederland herkennen velen dit. Scheidingscijfers blijven hoog, met 30 procent van huwelijken die strandt binnen 15 jaar. Toch kiezen steeds meer paren voor therapie. Platforms als SamenUitElkaar bieden tests met vragen over verbinding, waarden en prioriteiten.
- Voelt je partner als prioriteit?
- Deel je een toekomstvisie?
- Los je conflicten op of vermijd je ze? samenuiteen
Blijven voor de kinderen? Alleen als de basis klopt, waarschuwen experts. Anders leren kids een disfunctioneel model.
Hun filosofie: relaties zijn als tuinen, ze verwaarlozen vanzelf. Door te kiezen – voor dialoog, intimiteit, groei – bloeit liefde op. Geen fatalisme, maar actie.
"Liefde is geen toestand, maar een keuze." Deze woorden van de Duitse relatietherapeuten Dagmar Kieselbach en Thomas Hallet raken de kern van moderne relaties. Als het even niet meer leuk is heb je de keus te kijken of jullie het weer leuk kunnen maken.
In een interview in SZ-Magazin leggen de al ruim 30 jaar getrouwde therapeuten uit waarom passie niet vanzelf blijft. "Er zijn twee antennes die de cliënten waarnemen," zegt Hallet over hun duo-aanpak. Paartjes voelen zich veiliger bij een therapeutenechtpaar, omdat ze niet afhankelijk zijn van één persoon.
Velen worstelen met de vraag: scheiden of blijven? Volgens Kieselbach en Hallet helpt een 'vragen-check-up' om de gezondheid van je relatie te peilen. Hoe communiceer je écht? Deel je behoeftes? Of vermijd je conflicten uit angst voor ruzie?
Zij benadrukken dat liefde werk vraagt. Geen rooskleurige emotie, maar dagelijkse beslissingen. In hun praktijk in Keulen zien ze stellen die vastlopen door sleur of onuitgesproken pijn. Een vragenlijst forceert reflectie: wat mist er? Is investeren het waard?samenuiteen+1
In Nederland herkennen velen dit. Scheidingscijfers blijven hoog, met 30 procent van huwelijken die strandt binnen 15 jaar. Toch kiezen steeds meer paren voor therapie. Platforms als SamenUitElkaar bieden tests met vragen over verbinding, waarden en prioriteiten.
- Voelt je partner als prioriteit?
- Deel je een toekomstvisie?
- Los je conflicten op of vermijd je ze? samenuiteen
Blijven voor de kinderen? Alleen als de basis klopt, waarschuwen experts. Anders leren kids een disfunctioneel model.
Hun filosofie: relaties zijn als tuinen, ze verwaarlozen vanzelf. Door te kiezen – voor dialoog, intimiteit, groei – bloeit liefde op. Geen fatalisme, maar actie.
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An anonymous reader shared this report from CNET:
Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is looking. In late 2025, the company said it had developed a glasses prototype that weighs just 22 grams. It includes embedded sensors aimed at the wearer's eyes and liquid crystal lenses that respond accordingly. According to the company, the autofocus is "powered by technology hidden within the frame that tracks eye movements and adjusts focus instantly — whether you're looking near or far..."
iXI told CNN in a story published on Tuesday that it expects to launch its glasses within the next year. It has a waitlist for the glasses on its website, but has not said in what regions they'll be available...
This type of technology is also being pursued by Japanese startups Elcyo and Vixion. Vixion already has a product with adaptive lenses embedded in the middle of the lenses (they do not resemble standard glasses).
CNET spoke to optometrist Meenal Agarwal, who pointed out that besides startup efforts, there have also been research prototypes like Stanford's autofocal glasses.
"But none have consumer-ready, lightweight glasses in the market yet."
CNN reports on the 75-person company's product, noting that "By using a dynamic lens, IXI does away with fixed magnification areas."
"Modern varifocals have this narrow viewing channel because they're mixing basically three different lenses," said Niko Eiden, CEO of IXI... So, there are areas of distortion, the sides of the lenses are quite useless for the user, and then you really have to manage which part of this viewing channel you're looking at." The IXI glasses, Eiden said, will have a much larger "reading" area for close-up vision — although still not as large as the entire lens — and it will also be positioned "in a more optimal place," based on the user's standard eye exam. But the biggest plus, Eiden added, is that most of the time, the reading area simply disappears, leaving the main prescription for long distance on the entire lens. "For seeing far, the difference is really striking, because with varifocals you have to look at the top part of the lens in order to see far. With ours, you have the full lens area to see far..."
The new glasses won't come without drawbacks, Eiden admits: "This will be yet another product that you need to charge," he said. Although the charging port is magnetic and cleverly hidden in the temple area, overnight charging will be required... Another limitation is that more testing is required to make the glasses safe for driving, Eiden said, adding that in case of a malfunction of the electronics or the liquid crystal area, the glasses are equipped with a failsafe mode that shuts them down to the base state of the main lens, which would usually be distance vision, without creating any visual disturbances.
Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is looking. In late 2025, the company said it had developed a glasses prototype that weighs just 22 grams. It includes embedded sensors aimed at the wearer's eyes and liquid crystal lenses that respond accordingly. According to the company, the autofocus is "powered by technology hidden within the frame that tracks eye movements and adjusts focus instantly — whether you're looking near or far..."
iXI told CNN in a story published on Tuesday that it expects to launch its glasses within the next year. It has a waitlist for the glasses on its website, but has not said in what regions they'll be available...
This type of technology is also being pursued by Japanese startups Elcyo and Vixion. Vixion already has a product with adaptive lenses embedded in the middle of the lenses (they do not resemble standard glasses).
CNET spoke to optometrist Meenal Agarwal, who pointed out that besides startup efforts, there have also been research prototypes like Stanford's autofocal glasses.
"But none have consumer-ready, lightweight glasses in the market yet."
CNN reports on the 75-person company's product, noting that "By using a dynamic lens, IXI does away with fixed magnification areas."
"Modern varifocals have this narrow viewing channel because they're mixing basically three different lenses," said Niko Eiden, CEO of IXI... So, there are areas of distortion, the sides of the lenses are quite useless for the user, and then you really have to manage which part of this viewing channel you're looking at." The IXI glasses, Eiden said, will have a much larger "reading" area for close-up vision — although still not as large as the entire lens — and it will also be positioned "in a more optimal place," based on the user's standard eye exam. But the biggest plus, Eiden added, is that most of the time, the reading area simply disappears, leaving the main prescription for long distance on the entire lens. "For seeing far, the difference is really striking, because with varifocals you have to look at the top part of the lens in order to see far. With ours, you have the full lens area to see far..."
The new glasses won't come without drawbacks, Eiden admits: "This will be yet another product that you need to charge," he said. Although the charging port is magnetic and cleverly hidden in the temple area, overnight charging will be required... Another limitation is that more testing is required to make the glasses safe for driving, Eiden said, adding that in case of a malfunction of the electronics or the liquid crystal area, the glasses are equipped with a failsafe mode that shuts them down to the base state of the main lens, which would usually be distance vision, without creating any visual disturbances.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang "said one of his biggest takeaways from 2025 was 'the battle of narratives' over the future of AI development between those who see doom on the horizon and the optimists," reports Business Insider.
Huang did acknowledge that "it's too simplistic" to entirely dismiss either side (on a recent episode of the "No Priors" podcast). But "I think we've done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end of the world narrative, science fiction narrative."
"It's not helpful to people. It's not helpful to the industry. It's not helpful to society. It's not helpful to the governments..." [H]e cited concerns about "regulatory capture," arguing that no company should approach governments to request more regulation. "Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society," he said. "I mean, they're obviously CEOs, they're obviously companies, and obviously they're advocating for themselves..."
"When 90% of the messaging is all around the end of the world and the pessimism, and I think we're scaring people from making the investments in AI that makes it safer, more functional, more productive, and more useful to society," he said.
Elsewhere in the podcast, Huang argues that the AI bubble is a myth. Business Insider adds that "a spokesperson for Nvidia declined to elaborate on Huang's remarks."
Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the article.
Huang did acknowledge that "it's too simplistic" to entirely dismiss either side (on a recent episode of the "No Priors" podcast). But "I think we've done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end of the world narrative, science fiction narrative."
"It's not helpful to people. It's not helpful to the industry. It's not helpful to society. It's not helpful to the governments..." [H]e cited concerns about "regulatory capture," arguing that no company should approach governments to request more regulation. "Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society," he said. "I mean, they're obviously CEOs, they're obviously companies, and obviously they're advocating for themselves..."
"When 90% of the messaging is all around the end of the world and the pessimism, and I think we're scaring people from making the investments in AI that makes it safer, more functional, more productive, and more useful to society," he said.
Elsewhere in the podcast, Huang argues that the AI bubble is a myth. Business Insider adds that "a spokesperson for Nvidia declined to elaborate on Huang's remarks."
Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the article.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
"The clock is ticking" on the Hubble Space Telescope,
writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial "Hubble Reentry Tracker" site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):
While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles, and it continues to fall... "The solar flux levels are currently longer in duration and more elevated than previously anticipated, resulting in an earlier reentry forecast for the Hubble Space Telescope if no reboost mission is conducted," Hubble Reentry Trackersays the Hubble Reentry Tracker... ["Hubble has been reboosted three times in its history," the site points out, "all by servicing missions using the Space Shuttle."]
NASA partnered with SpaceX in 2022 to explore the feasibility of raising Hubble to its original altitude of 373 miles. Such an adjustment would have bought Hubble a few more years in orbit. However, the future of this plan remains uncertain, as NASA has not made any official announcements to move forward with it... Solar flux levels, which determine atmospheric drag, have increased in recent years, accelerating the telescope's decline. This change in solar behavior means that the possibility of Hubble reentering Earth's atmosphere in the next five to six years is quite high if no corrective action is taken. ["But it is difficult to estimate this value due to the variability of future solar flux," the site cautions. "In the best case, Hubble may not reenter for 15 more years, around 2040. In the worst case, it could reenter in 4 years..."]
Once Hubble reaches an altitude of 248 miles, it is expected that it will have less than a year before reentry...
While Hubble's end may be near, there is a promising new project on the horizon: Lazuli, a privately-funded space telescope funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Lazuli aims to become the first privately-funded space telescope, and it could be the successor Hubble enthusiasts have been hoping for. Schmidt Sciences, the organization behind the telescope, plans to launch Lazuli by 2028, providing a more modern alternative to Hubble with a larger mirror and enhanced capabilities. The telescope's proposed design includes a 94-inch-wide mirror, which is a significant upgrade from Hubble's 94.5-inch mirror, and will feature updated instruments to capture more detailed data than ever before.
writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial "Hubble Reentry Tracker" site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):
While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles, and it continues to fall... "The solar flux levels are currently longer in duration and more elevated than previously anticipated, resulting in an earlier reentry forecast for the Hubble Space Telescope if no reboost mission is conducted," Hubble Reentry Trackersays the Hubble Reentry Tracker... ["Hubble has been reboosted three times in its history," the site points out, "all by servicing missions using the Space Shuttle."]
NASA partnered with SpaceX in 2022 to explore the feasibility of raising Hubble to its original altitude of 373 miles. Such an adjustment would have bought Hubble a few more years in orbit. However, the future of this plan remains uncertain, as NASA has not made any official announcements to move forward with it... Solar flux levels, which determine atmospheric drag, have increased in recent years, accelerating the telescope's decline. This change in solar behavior means that the possibility of Hubble reentering Earth's atmosphere in the next five to six years is quite high if no corrective action is taken. ["But it is difficult to estimate this value due to the variability of future solar flux," the site cautions. "In the best case, Hubble may not reenter for 15 more years, around 2040. In the worst case, it could reenter in 4 years..."]
Once Hubble reaches an altitude of 248 miles, it is expected that it will have less than a year before reentry...
While Hubble's end may be near, there is a promising new project on the horizon: Lazuli, a privately-funded space telescope funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Lazuli aims to become the first privately-funded space telescope, and it could be the successor Hubble enthusiasts have been hoping for. Schmidt Sciences, the organization behind the telescope, plans to launch Lazuli by 2028, providing a more modern alternative to Hubble with a larger mirror and enhanced capabilities. The telescope's proposed design includes a 94-inch-wide mirror, which is a significant upgrade from Hubble's 94.5-inch mirror, and will feature updated instruments to capture more detailed data than ever before.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Aerial views from a tidal lagoon on Iceland's south coast, where glacial meltwater and seawater converge in layered flows of color and texture. The images reveal delicate sand structures and abstract patterns shaped by sediment, light, and the constant motion of the tide.
Weer voor Rotterdam 🌧️
Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 1.3°C (Lichte regen)Windsnelheid: 30.2 km/u (8.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 159°
Luchtkwaliteit:
- AQI: 55 🟡 (Matig)
- PM2.5: 6.3 μg/m³
- PM10: 7.3 μg/m³
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
- maandag 12 januari: Min 1.2°, Max 6.5° (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.8, Kans op neerslag 38%, Windsnelheid: 30.6 km/u (8.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 190°
- dinsdag 13 januari: Min 6.6°, Max 8.3° (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.3, Kans op neerslag 24%, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 182°
- woensdag 14 januari: Min 2.5°, Max 8.9° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.8, Kans op neerslag 43%, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 230°
- donderdag 15 januari: Min 2.7°, Max 7.5° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 37%, Windsnelheid: 19.2 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 182°
- vrijdag 16 januari: Min 5.7°, Max 7.8° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6, Kans op neerslag 32%, Windsnelheid: 17.9 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 178°
- zaterdag 17 januari: Min 4.1°, Max 6.6° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8, Kans op neerslag 16%, Windsnelheid: 10.3 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 158°
- zondag 18 januari: Min 4.6°, Max 7.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 42%, Windsnelheid: 9.2 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 164°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
- 02:00: 1.5° (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 168°
- 03:00: 1.8° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 171°
- 04:00: 2.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 178°
- 05:00: 2.7° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 79%, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 190°
- 06:00: 2.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 51%, Windsnelheid: 25.6 km/u (7.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 195°
- 07:00: 3.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, Windsnelheid: 24.5 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 198°
- 08:00: 3.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 14%, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 199°
- 09:00: 3.3° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 197°
- 10:00: 3.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 196°
- 11:00: 3.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 194°
- 12:00: 4.4° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 196°
- 13:00: 5.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 198°
#Rotterdam #Meteo #MeteoBot #MeteoNetherlands #OpenMeteo #FediMeteo
Mijn man en ik zijn het niet eens over hoe hoog de thermostaat moet staan. Ik vind 16 graden wel goed.
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